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Awake! Awake! Photo Exhibition
Your ticket to the Swami Vivekananda Wandering Monk Exhibition also covers the worthwhile, Vivekananda-inspired Awake! Awake! photo exhibition in Vivekanandapuram, a peaceful ashram 1km north of town with various yoga retreats; the spiritual organisation Vivekananda Kendra , devote
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International Society for Krishna Consciousness
The International Society for Krishna Consciousness , also known as the Hare Krishnas, is based at the Krishna Balaram temple complex, accessed through a beautiful white-marble gate, which houses the tomb of Swami Prabhupada (1896–1977), the founder of the Hare Krishna organisation
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Lepcha Heritage Museum
This offbeat collection of Lepcha treasures could be likened to rummaging through the attic of your grandfather’s house (if he were a Lepcha elder). A guide explains Lepcha creation myths, while pointing out religious texts, sacred porcupine quill hats and old pangolin skins. It’s
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Le Corbusier Centre
One for fans of architecture and design, this fascinating museum displays documents, sketches and photos of Le Corbusier, along with fascinating letters revealing the politics behind the project, including one from Jawaharlal Nehru to the Chief Minister of Punjab which states, ‘I d
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Rabindra Sarovar
The lake here prettily reflects hazy sunrises, while middle-class Kolkatans jog, row and meditate around the parklands. Some form circles to do group-yoga routines culminating in ho-ho ha-ha-ha laugh-ins, engagingly described by Tony Hawks as Laughing Clubs in The Weekenders: Adven
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Sui Mata Shrine
On the road towards the Saal valley is the small, modern Sui Mata Shrine, with colourful paintings telling the tale of the Chamba queen Sui who gave her life to appease a water spirit that was causing a terrible drought. The queen-goddess is highly venerated by local women, and the
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Swaminarayan Temple
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Old City Palace
The mainly 17th-century old city palace was constructed over different periods; the oldest part has existed for 600 years. Occupied by the Karauli royal family until around the 1950s, the palace is run-down and worn, but very atmospheric with great views from the roof. It’s worth t
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Moti Magri
This hill park overlooking Fateh Sagar is topped by a statue of the Rajput hero Maharana Pratap and his beloved horse Chetak, who together defied the Mughals. It takes about 20 minutes to walk up the road to the top. You can stop off at the Hall of Heroes which contains 20 large pa
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Mausoleum of Ahmed Shah
This atmospheric mausoleum, outside the Jama Masjid’s east gate, may have been constructed by Ahmed Shah himself before his death in 1442. His cenotaph is the central one under the main dome. An 11pm drumming session in the mausoleum’s eastern gateway used to signal the closing of
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Hatkeshwari Mata Temple
Hatkotis 8th-century Kinnauri-style Hatkeshwari Mata Temple, dedicated to Durga in the guise of Mahishasurmardini (slayer of the buffalo demon Mahishasur), along with the neighbouring Shiva temple and collection of sculptures, are worth a visit, especially when Shaivite pilgrims co
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Darbar Hall Museum
This museum displays weapons, armour, palanquins, chandeliers, and howdahs from the days of the nawabs, as well as a huge carpet woven in Junagadh’s jail. There’s a royal portrait gallery, including photos of the last nawab with his numerous beloved dogs. At the time of research, t
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Anthropological Museum
This old-fashioned museum hoards a fascinating collection of artifacts collected from tribal villages in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Currency Building
The ruins of the once magnificent Currency Building is now home to a small exhibition about the Archaeological Survey of India and theres a small bookshop of the organisations publications. Walk through to see the now cleaned and stabilised butress remnants of former domes that loo
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Duladeo Temple
A dirt track runs to the isolated Duladeo Temple, about 1km south of the Jain enclosure. This is the youngest temple, dating to 1100–1150. Its relatively wooden, repetitious sculptures, such as those of Shiva, suggest that Khajuraho’s temple builders had passed their artistic peak
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Chhatri of Hammir Singh
On the facade of the Chhatri of Hammir Singh (1875) , near the private bus stand, you can see British folk in fancy carriages, including one carriage shaped like a lion and another like a hybrid lion–elephant. The chhatri is now multipurpose, being both a primary school, with lesso
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Bhartiya Lok Kala Museum
This private folk-art museum, with an uncannily Dalek-like entrance tower, exhibits dresses, tribal jewellery, turbans, dolls, masks, musical instruments, paintings and – its high point – puppets. Diverting one-hour puppet shows , a good reason to visit if you’re travelling with ch
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Bajreshwari Devi Temple
On the road towards the Saal valley, a small red-and-white roadside arch leads to the exquisite 12th-century sikhara -style Bajreshwari Devi Temple, dedicated to Bajreshwari, an incarnation of Durga. The very rich carving includes a niche on the rear outside wall with an image of D
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Awantipora
Beside the Srinagar–Jammu highway in Awantipora, 30km south of Srinagar, lies the chunky ruin of 9th-century Avantiswamin Temple . The stone blocks are massive with numerous column bases, but most carvings have long since been defaced. The essentially similar but even less complete
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Arossim Beach
Quiet and clean, Arossim, like Velsao, is a good place to settle into solitude with a good book. Here, the simple Starfish Beach Shack is the only place for drink or lunch, and its sunbeds and beach umbrellas occupy a very quiet patch. To get to the beach, follow signs for the Heri
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